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In his shop just off the Sterling Highway and a few miles south of Ninilchik, Lonnie Lambert is hard at work. Around him, towering aluminum dip-net frames stand as sentries, guarding Lambert’s design of an “inter ring system.”

As of May 3, Lambert has a more formidable safeguard: a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce.

HOMER (AP) -- It started as a study in geometry for Fireweed Academy third- and fourth-grade students, complete with reading assignments exploring the many-sided characteristics of polygons, circles and polyhedra. It ended with more than a thousand colorful expressions of hope for student Sophie Morin's great-uncle, Pat McBride of Homer, injured in an automobile accident earlier this year.

During the time the youngsters were immersed in the geometry study, teacher Stephanie Zuniga saw "Between the Folds," a PBS film by Vanessa Gould.

Called into special session last month by Gov. Sean Parnell, the 27th Alaska State Legislature finally came to a close late Saturday night. Legislators, including Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, and Rep. Paul Stevens, R-Homer, returned to their homes over the weekend after passing a $3.2 billion capital budget.